feat: Add Support for Uploading Notes as PDF/DOCX in Study Planner

[kabirumarkhan-stack]

🚀 Feature Request: Add Support for Uploading Notes as PDF/DOCX in Study Planner

Problem Statement

The application currently provides an AI-powered document analysis capability on the home page, which indicates that users can process and extract insights from documents. However, while creating or managing tasks/notes within the Study Planner, there is no option to directly upload study materials such as PDF or DOCX files as notes or attachments.

This creates a workflow gap for students and users who commonly maintain lecture notes, assignment sheets, study guides, and reference documents in file formats rather than plain text. Users are limited to manually copying and pasting content into the notes field, which becomes inefficient for larger materials and disrupts productivity.

Current Behavior

• Notes can only be added through text input.
• No file upload support exists in the task/note creation flow.
• AI document analysis appears isolated from the note/task workflow.
• Users must manually transfer content from external documents.

Expected Behavior

Add support for uploading and attaching:

• .pdf
• .docx
• (Optional) .txt, .md

within task creation or notes management.

Uploaded documents should:

• Be stored as note attachments or study resources.
• Display file metadata (name, size, type).
• Allow opening/downloading from tasks.
• Optionally integrate with the existing AI document analysis functionality.

Suggested Enhancement

Since AI document analysis already exists elsewhere in the platform, uploaded files could optionally:

• Extract text automatically.
• Generate summaries.
• Identify deadlines or tasks.
• Create smart study suggestions.

Benefits

• Creates a smoother workflow between document management and task planning.
• Reduces manual effort.
• Makes the AI feature more integrated rather than isolated.
• Better reflects real student usage patterns where study materials are often file-based.
• Improves usability and productivity.

Possible Implementation

• Add file upload component in the New Task / Notes modal.
• Support drag-and-drop uploads.
• Use libraries:
  • PDF: pdf.js
  • DOCX: mammoth.js
• Add backend handling for file storage and parsing.
• Reuse existing AI processing logic where possible.

Additional Context

The platform already includes AI document-related functionality, making document uploads a natural extension of the existing ecosystem and user workflow.

[Maruvada-Srilakshmi]

Hey @kabirumarkhan-stack can you assign me this task i am a gssoc 2026 contributor

[Mantra-17]

Hii, @kabirumarkhan-stack I have participated in GSSoC and would love to work on this issue, please assign it to me.

[sanskrutee99]

Hey @kabirumarkhan-stack, I'm a GSSoC 2026 contributor and would love to work on this issue. Could I be assigned?

My plan is to:

• Add an attachments table for storing file metadata + extracted text
• Create a backend upload route using multer
• Support PDF/DOCX parsing using pdf-parse and mammoth
• Integrate file upload into the existing task/note modal UI
• Display uploaded attachments on task cards while keeping the current design style consistent

I should be able to submit a working PR in around 3–4 days.

[avniuraon]

Hi @kabirumarkhan-stack , I'd like to work on this issue under GSSoC. Could you please assign it to me?

[aanyabansal-22]

Hi,

I would like to work on this feature request as a GSSoC 2026 contributor.

After reviewing the issue, I understand that the current Study Planner workflow lacks direct support for uploading study materials such as PDF and DOCX files within tasks/notes, even though AI-based document analysis functionality already exists elsewhere in the platform. This creates a disconnect in the overall user experience.

My proposed implementation approach:

• Add file upload support inside the Task/Notes creation and editing workflow.
• Support formats: ".pdf ", ".docx".
• Implement drag-and-drop upload functionality for a smoother UX.
• Display uploaded file metadata such as filename, size, and file type.
• Enable users to open/download attached study resources directly from tasks.
• Reuse the existing AI document analysis pipeline wherever possible to avoid redundant logic.

Please assign this issue to me. I’d be happy to work on it.

Thank you!

[LA777am]

Hi, @kabirumarkhan-stack , I am a GSSoC 2026 contributor.

I have gone through this feature request and would like to work on adding support for uploading notes as PDF/DOCX in the Study Planner.

I can :

• Add a file upload option in the task/notes creation flow
• Support PDF and DOCX uploads, with optional support for TXT/MD if suitable for the project
• Display uploaded file metadata such as file name, size, and type
• Allow users to access/download the uploaded file from the related task or note
• Keep the existing text-based notes functionality unchanged
• If the existing AI document analysis logic is reusable, I will explore integrating uploaded files with it without breaking the current workflow

I will first inspect the existing task/notes structure and document analysis implementation, then keep the changes focused and consistent with the current UI and codebase.

Could you please assign this issue to me?

[Aarohee24]

Hi ,
I’d love to work on this enhancement under GSSoC’26.

After reviewing the existing Study Planner flow, I think the best approach would be to integrate a reusable attachment system instead of adding only a basic upload button. My plan is to:

add a modular file-upload component for tasks/notes,
support secure PDF/DOCX parsing with validation + size/type checks,
store attachment metadata separately for scalable task management,
enable preview/download without disrupting the current notes workflow,
and reuse the existing AI document-processing pipeline for future extensibility (summaries, extraction, smart suggestions).

I’ll also ensure the implementation remains lightweight, responsive, and consistent with the current UI architecture instead of introducing isolated upload logic.

Kindly assign this issue to me.

[mondalrupam535]

Hi @kabirumarkhan-stack , I would like to work on this enhancement and integrate document upload support into the Study Planner workflow.

My implementation approach would include:

• Adding file upload support in the Task/Notes creation flow for:

  • pdf
  • docx
  • Optional: txt.md

• Creating a clean and responsive upload UI with:

  • Drag-and-drop support
  • File preview metadata (name, size, type)
  • Attachment management options

• Allowing uploaded files to be stored as study resources or note attachments linked to tasks

Integration with existing AI functionality:

• Reusing the current AI document analysis pipeline where possible

• Extracting text from uploaded files using:

  • pdf.js for PDFs
  • mammoth.js for DOCX files

• Optionally enabling:

  • Automatic summarization
  • Task/deadline extraction
  • Smart study recommendations

Additional improvements:

• Open/download attachment functionality
• Proper validation for file types and file size
• Responsive and user-friendly design
• Clean modular code structure for easier future enhancements

This enhancement would create a much smoother workflow between document management and task planning while making the existing AI features more practical and integrated for real student use cases.

Please assign this issue to me.